Selection of Shock Energy in Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

May 10, 2007 updated by: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Sudden cardiac death is the most frequent cause of death in industrialized countries. The most efficient interventiont in ventricular fibrillation is defibrillation in an appropriate timely manner. But since the intervention of defibrillation the optimal shock energy is unknown. As a too low energy is not able to terminate ventricular fibrillation a too high energy may cause asystole wich jeopardizes survival itself. We study the efficacy of different shock energies on the termination of ventricular fibrillatiion and survival.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany, 12200
        • Charite Campus Benjamin Franklin

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • out of hospital sudden cardiac death
  • ventricular fibrillation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • non cardiac death
  • asystole

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
termination of vf survival

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
resulting rhythm CPC score

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Dirk Müller, MD, PhD, Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Study record dates

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Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 10, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

May 11, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 11, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2007

Last Verified

May 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CBF-2007002

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